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Will the city be able to reach its new goals for spending on affordable housing?
The city doesn’t have a ton of money for affordable housing. But it’s got property.
Will the mayor’s latest bureau swap reopen old wounds, or create new ones?
Portland can’t require developers to offer affordable housing—but here’s what it can do.
Portlanders are trying—again—to get representation on city council.
Commissioner Amanda Fritz will be a far stronger incumbent in 2016 than she was in 2012.
Hales, Novick hope to jam a street fee advisory vote onto the May ballot.
The city says it supports a higher minimum wage, while more than a 10th of city employees make under $11 an hour.
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